Drawer-support.



L. H. FORBES.

DRAWER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 19m.

1 ,212A71 Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

Z ez'yiz twill 17113.95

LEIGHTON H. FORBES, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN DRAFTIN'G FURNITURE CO., OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DRAWER-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEIGHTON H. FoRBns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawer- Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-- characters marked thereon.

My invention relates to drawer supports and it has for its object to perfect a construction that can be pra cticably applied with considerable economy, and is adapted for use in connection with small, light weight drawers such as are used in portable tool cabinets, print cabinets and the like.

A further purpose of the improvement resides in providing a structure that can be readily manufactured and affords an extension sliding support for a drawer, whereby the latter may be withdrawn from its casing to expose the entire interior and still be maintained in proper position with relation to the casing.

A further purpose of my invention lies in providing a structure that enables me to accomplish the purposes already set forth, and at the same time to support the drawer in such manner that it will have an easy slid.- ing movement at all times, obviating sticking of the parts which frequently results from the expanding and contracting effects of dampness on the wood.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claim at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a cabinet, showing the application of my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view, with one of the drawers withdrawn; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Similar reference characters throughout the several figures indicate the same parts.

In the construction forming a preferred embodiment of my invention, A designates especially the casing within which are arranged the drawers B, the casing being provided with a front cover C for concealing the drawers when the latter are closed, as shown in Fig. 3, although this latter feature constitutes no essential part of my present invention. The casing is provided with a series of slots or cutaway portions, designated at D, which are preferably rectangular in cross section, while the drawers are each provided with a corresponding slot or cutaway portion E on their faces adjacent to the casing, erably having a formation similar to the slots D. Arranged in each slot D is a slidable support F which is movable inwardly and outwardly and engages the slot E in the drawer, thereby supporting the latter, which is preferably disposed in spaced relation to the casing so as to insure an easy sliding motion and prevent sticking of the parts when the wood is swollen. The drawer is slidable on the support F and the latter is slidable within the casing, thus enabling the drawer to be withdrawn from the casing as shown in Fig. 2. Complete removal of the drawer is prevented, however, by means arranged on the drawer and casing and cooperating with the slidable support to prevent excessive relative movement thereof. I prefer to accomplish the last mentioned object by rabbeting the upper and lower faces of the slidable support, as indicated at G and H, such rabbeted portions extending throughout a portion of the length of the support and terminating at points in spaced relation to the ends of the support. The upper rabbeted portion Gr is arranged adjacent to the corresponding drawer face, while the lower rabbeted portion H is disposed adjacent to the casing, the drawer and casing being provided with suitable projections for engagement with the rabbeted portions of the support. To this end, I employ cleats I and J which are attached to the drawer and casing so as to lie within the spaces between the drawer and casing and to extend partially beyond the slots D and E, corresponding to the depth of the rabbets G and H The front portion K of each drawer is preferably extended beyond the side of the drawer as indicated at a so as to conceal the slidable support and afford a neat exterior appearance.

The construction described affords an eX- tremely simple arrangement that can be and prefeconomically manufactured and readily applied, and the structure is highly efficient in connection with small drawers of light construction where no considerable amount of friction is presented.

I claim as my invention:

The combination with a casing and a drawer therein, the adjacent faces of the said parts being spaced apart and having grooves cut therein, of a support sliding in said grooves and having longitudinal recesses in its upper and lower sides in the space between the faces of the drawer and cabinet, said recesses terminating short of the ends of the support, and plates each 1-5 having an edge lying in one of said recesses and attached respectively to the casing and drawer. V

LEIGHTON H. FORBES. Witnesses; H. E. STONEBRAKER, RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH.

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